The USS Long Beach, launched in 1959 and decommissioned in 1995, has been moored at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. The Navy has put out a call for companies to perform the complex operation to transport, dismantle, de-militarize, and dispose of the ship.
The decision to dismantle the ship came after a Naval Vessel Historical Evaluation determined it was ineligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
The Navy will host an Industry Day meeting on June 24 and 25 in Washington, D.C. for companies interested in the project, which is expected to be a lengthy and costly process due to radiological concerns.
